To me, constructive criticism is when people take ownership of their ideas. That's why I don't listen to anything that's anonymous. But… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
The writer's role is to menace the public's conscience. He must have a position, a point of view. He must see the… — Rod Serling Copy Share Image
There's a belief that since Africa got a raw deal from the colonial West, then the Chinese must be Africa's best friend.… — George Ayittey Copy Share Image
When I founded the party in 1966, I had just turned 24.And each year, no, not each year, each day I live… — Huey Newton Copy Share Image
People have pointed out evidences of personal feeling in my notices as if they were accusing me of a misdemeanor, not knowing… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I want to poke holes in the erroneous beliefs about what fame provides. It won't raise your self-esteem, it won't create profound… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
Perhaps the greatest rudenesses of our time come not from the callousness of strangers, but from the solicitousness of intimates who believe… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to… — William Gilmore Simms Copy Share Image
“The ugliest government is the one which is spreading fear to its own people! The finest government is the one which encourages… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
... if we can imagine the art of fiction come alive and standing in our midst, she would undoubtedly bid us to… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
Creativity is contagious. And so is banality. Criticism is an art in itself. Don’t let the dullness around destroy the creativity within.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The critics have been writing me off for 20 years. That's nothing new. As far as I know I still have plenty… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
There was supposedly no point showing 'Nightbreed' to critics because the people who see these movies don't read reviews, in brackets, even… — Clive Barker Copy Share Image
“It oughtn't to need a war to make us talk to each other in buses, and invent our own amusements in the… — Jan Struther Copy Share Image
An author, whether good or bad, or between both, is an animal whom every body is privileged to attack: for though all… — Matthew Gregory Lewis Copy Share Image
Ascetics and fakirs come to mitigate human suffering; to heal us and lead us on the path. They put up with criticism;… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The characteristic shared by people at the top of their profession is that, to get better, they crave criticism. Most people don't… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
If you interrupt the writing of fast narrative with too much introspection and self-criticism, you will be lucky if you write 500… — Ian Fleming Copy Share Image
As for the criticism we receive, you know, even Mr. [Donald] Trump's team criticize us. For instance, one of the participants or… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
In publishing The First Man I said to myself, 'this is going to be awful,' but awful from the point of view… — Catherine Camus Copy Share Image
My favorite laser disk ever was the laser disk for The Graduate, which had a commentary track that wasn't even the filmmakers,… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
We are all afraid. That's the thing that unites all truly successful people: fear, fear of failing, fear of criticism, fear of… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
I don't understand the criticism of Vinicius. Perhaps it's because he's better than everyone else, perhaps because he makes dribbles that others… — Joao Felix Copy Share Image
Singleton has an almost uncanny ability to resist being caught up in the fads and fancies of the moment. Like most great… — Robert J. Flaherty Copy Share Image
Maybe it's legitimate criticism, though it can be hurtful. Maybe I haven't paid sufficient attention to the people with whom I would… — Paddy Ashdown Copy Share Image
The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
The Stonehenge proposal got a lot of interesting criticism. One of the best - or worst - said something like, "Go home… — Aleksandra Mir Copy Share Image
The critic, to interpret his artist, even to understand his artist, must be able to get into the mind of his artist;… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“When it comes to the crusty behavior of some people, give them the benefit of the doubt. They may be drowning right… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
Do they think I'm on drugs? That I have a life-threatening illness? That I'm anorexic? Emotionally, it doesn't get easier to hear… — Fiona Apple Copy Share Image
The idea that Google, Yahoo, and eBay are getting a free ride is absolutely unfair criticism. We have to build out our… — Vint Cerf Copy Share Image
Nasr combines in his writing audacious intellectual criticism, deep understanding of Islam... and a commitment to the Western-European contributions to the emancipation… — Mohammed Arkoun Copy Share Image
The philosopher will ask himself ... if the criticism we are now suggesting is not the philosophy which presses to the limit… — Maurice Merleau-Ponty Copy Share Image
“I can never be perfectly certain whether Helen was got with child by Leonard Bast or by his fatal forgotten umbrella. All… — Katherine Mansfield Copy Share Image
Busquets is a sitting midfield player who breaks up play, intercepts, passes it very quickly and is intelligent. That's what he is.… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Every tear has a story...Every smile has a story...Every kiss has a story...Everyone is trying to tell their own story to the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“In the beginning, poets make their best efforts to fit words into their rhyme and lyric. However, as time passes and the… — Alok Mishra Copy Share Image
This issue, if not addressed, leaves any President, including George Bush, open to the criticism that they are essentially ignoring the destruction… — Tom Tancredo Copy Share Image
Pedants make a great rout about criticism, as if it were a science of great depth, and required much pains and knowledge--criticism… — Horace Walpole Copy Share Image